Mighty Totara Backyard Ultra
2024-11-30 00:00 - 2024-12-01 23:59 (Pacific/Auckland) | Totara Park, Totara Park, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand
The mighty Totara tree, a goliath of the New Zealand rainforest …

… will watch over huge athletic performances in beautiful Totara Park as runners take on a scenic 6.7km loop … over and over again. Who will conquer the half, full and ultra marathon distances? Which Relay Teams will prevail through 6 hour, 12 hour and 24 hour challenges? And – above all – who will be the Last One Standing in the Backyard Ultra?

Backyard Ultra / Last One StandingExperienced runners might consider a 6.7km run in under an hour to be a fairly easy effort. But how about doing it every hour, on the hour … again and again … until there was no one left to run with? This is the Mighty Totara Backyard Ultra. If you’ve never heard of a “Backyard Ultra” before … prepare to be captivated by this fantastic new race format. All participants – starting together – have up to one hour to complete a 6.7km loop. If they complete it in time, they rest, recover, then line up ready to do it again on the next hour. Over and over again.

Hanmer Alpine Marathon
2024-12-07 00:00 - 23:59 | Hanmer Springs, Hanmer Springs, Canterbury, New Zealand
The Alpine Marathon, Half Marathon and 10km is back for 2024! Supported by Hanmer Holiday Homes the Alpine Marathon starts and finishes at the Hanmer Springs Forest Camp and runs through the picturesque Hanmer Forest on trails that are not normally accessible to the public. This is a truly unique race which provides expansive views of the stunning scenery and our thanks goes out to Rayonier Matariki Forests for allowing us to access Hanmer Forest.

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The Wild
2024-12-14 | Arrowtown, Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand
The WILD is more than just another weekend event. It is a multi-day celebration of trail and mountain running centred around New Zealand’s trail mecca, Arrowtown. The WILD is organised by the Wild For Nature Trust, established by Kiwi trail runners passionate about protecting the environment we all love to run in.

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